Crown & 61 military dome button

[K1DDO1979]

Dug this military button tonight. Any ideas of age? Possible regiment of foot button?

 

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Prospect Of Whitby Antiques :: Pre 1945 Military and War Memorabilia :: Halifax Nova Scotia

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot [SIZE=-1]Soldiers' documents[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=+0]Formed as the 2nd Battalion of 3rd Regiment of Foot, designated the 61st Regiment in 1758 and became the South Gloucestershire Regiment in 1782. [/SIZE][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]The regiment served in Bermuda and Nova Scotia, from 1866 to 1872.[/FONT]

 

[K1DDO1979]

Prospect Of Whitby Antiques :: Pre 1945 Military and War Memorabilia :: Halifax Nova Scotia

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot [SIZE=-1]Soldiers' documents[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=+0]Formed as the 2nd Battalion of 3rd Regiment of Foot, designated the 61st Regiment in 1758 and became the South Gloucestershire Regiment in 1782. [/SIZE][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]The regiment served in Bermuda and Nova Scotia, from 1866 to 1872.[/FONT]

Thanks. You are always helping me out! [emoji2]

 

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Thanks. You are always helping me out! [emoji2]

Bill is in the mail.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Bill is in the mail.

I hope you gave Bill lots of food and water! Haha

 

[sutphin]

SO YOU WENT OUT TODAY MESSING AROUND, GOT A GOOD SIGNAL ON YOUR DETECTOR MADE YOU CURIOUS OF WHAT YOU HAD FOUND. AND AFTER SOME DIGGING AND LORD BEHOLD A 61 ST FOOT REIGEMENT BUTTON BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL AND BOLD. NICE FIND 79................................ VANZUTPHEN

 

[K1DDO1979]

SO YOU WENT OUT TODAY MESSING AROUND, GOT A GOOD SIGNAL ON YOUR DETECTOR MADE YOU CURIOUS OF WHAT YOU HAD FOUND. AND AFTER SOME DIGGING AND LORD BEHOLD A 61 ST FOOT REIGEMENT BUTTON BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL AND BOLD. NICE FIND 79................................ VANZUTPHEN

That's about how it happened. Haha

 

[CRUSADER]

Prospect Of Whitby Antiques :: Pre 1945 Military and War Memorabilia :: Halifax Nova Scotia

61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot [SIZE=-1]Soldiers' documents[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+0]Formed as the 2nd Battalion of 3rd Regiment of Foot, designated the 61st Regiment in 1758 and became the South Gloucestershire Regiment in 1782. [/SIZE]The regiment served in Bermuda and Nova Scotia, from 1866 to 1872.

Yeap just looking at it, it was an easy late 19th c guess. (Crown type, two piece, plus brass back)

 

[K1DDO1979]

Yeap just looking at it, it was an easy late 19th c guess. (Crown type, two piece, plus brass back)

I had a general idea and love researching my finds but I was so beat from work and hunting that sometimes it's easier to just post stuff and let other people do the solving! Haha

 

[CRUSADER]

I had a general idea and love researching my finds but I was so beat from work and hunting that sometimes it's easier to just post stuff and let other people do the solving! Haha

I get what you mean & you got a better reply than my easy guess of late 19th C. It was not a stab at anyone, just my observation.

 

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I hope you gave Bill lots of food and water! Haha

Yes, it's a big Bill.

 

[K1DDO1979]

I get what you mean & you got a better reply than my easy guess of late 19th C. It was not a stab at anyone, just my observation.

No stab. Always appreciate your replies! [emoji2]